Gainesville- Receiving a D1 scholarship offer while still in middle school isn’t as shocking of an event as it was a few years ago. However for Northeast Florida, it’s certainly electrifying to see two of the biggest programs in it’s backyard extend an offer to the same athlete. Trinity Christian Academy 8th-grader and Duval Sports Top...Read More
Lee High School- The 2018 Duval County Middle School Football season is in the books, and it only took five quarters to get to its dramatic conclusion. It was an overtime thriller, between the Highlands Wildcats and the Lake Shore Warriors that would crown the champion. After a hard fought back and forth battle, Highlands would...Read More
First Coast High School- Congratulations to the Highlands Middle School Football Team, on their 32-0 victory over Mandarin Middle, in the first round of the Duval County Middle School Playoffs. Highlands came into the game undefeated and winners of the North division for the first time, while Mandarin represented the South division for the second...Read More
First Coast HS- You’d have to go back over ten years the last time Highlands defeated Matthew Gilbert Middle School. However last week history was made, as the Highlands Wildcats defeated the Gilbert Panthers 14-8. Highlands came into the game undefeated at 4-0 while Gilbert road into the game undefeated as well. The game made for...Read More
We’re at the halfway mark of the Duval County Middle School Football Season and what a difference a year makes. The defending county champion Ribault Colts were riding high and undefeated until last week when Highlands defeated them. Highlands is now the team to beat as many other teams jockey for position in our first...Read More
Jacksonville- Highland’s #7 Marcus Solomon scored the first touchdown of the game, opening the floodgates for a 20-0 shutout of the defending champion Ribault Colts. Highlands got prime time performances from their players, including #3 De’shy Beafort who scored an extra point in the game. Also, #2 Roman Doles threw an 85 yard pass to Beafort...Read More
Dupont Middle’s Carmello Murphy had an interception and led all players in rushing (including a 60 yard TD run) as the Dragons defeated the Southside Knights 20-12 in week #4. Dupont has leaned on Murphy often and the law of averages suggests that he’ll eventually score. Heading into week #5 the south division is firmly...Read More
Last year was a memorable season in Duval County as new teams took flight as division champs. This year may see the same, as different teams are showing that their time is now to soar. One of these teams may be Southside Middle as their quest to obtain a southern division title began with a...Read More
Jacksonville- It seems like years have past since Matthew Gilbert Middle last won a championship, but in actuality its only been only two years. Yet when a team like the Panthers who are used to winning every year gets dethroned by an opponent, the road back to the top is usually left with lots of...Read More
Jacksonville- The Duval County Middle School Football season kicked off last week with the defending champion Ribault Colts defeating the Fletcher Senators 14-6 in a close contest. Ribault was led by Quarterback Tyreese Smith who scored twice for the Colts showing his incredible athleticism at the Quarterback position. In the second half Fletcher, down 14-0...Read More